Idealease Safety Bulletin - Cross Referencing of Data Can Pay Off In a Big Way!
In This Issue:
Cross Referencing of Data Can Pay Off In a Big Way!
Are You Using the FMSCA PSP Screening Program?
FMCSA ELD subject matter experts to answer stakeholder questions!
FMSCA withdraws ANPRM on Financial Responsibility
Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) Final Rule Is Effective
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June 9, 2017
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Cross Referencing of Data Can Pay Off In a
Big Way!
In a world now where we receive more data than ever before, it is important
to not only read the data you receive but in certain situations to “cross
reference” with other data you already have on file. By “cross referencing”
the data you can validate the accuracy of the data in question as well as
determine if you indeed have all of the data needed. For those of you who
are responsible for compliance with the FMCSA regulations “cross
referencing” of data should be a common occurrence in your safety
program. Below I have listed some data that “cross referenced”.
1. Pre-Employment Screening Report (PSP) with a CMV drivers
Application. The PSP report provides the name of the past employers
of a driver who incurred moving violations, roadside inspections and
reportable crashes. These employers should have been placed on the
application as previous employers by the driver applicant.
www.psp.fmcsa.dot.gov
Idealease and the National Private Truck
Council NPTC will again be hosting safety
seminars in 2017. The one day seminar
this year will focus on the new Electronic
Logging Device (ELD) regulation, basic
safety and compliance, regulation changes
and CSA. The seminars and will be
provided to all Idealease customers,
potential customers and NPTC members
at no charge. The seminar provides
important information applicable for both
Idealease Safety Bulletin - Cross Referencing of Data Can Pay Off In a Big Way!
2. Hours of Service records cross referenced to CSA SMS information for
accuracy showing a roadside inspection, crashes, moving violations,
etc. logged as “On Duty” time on the log.
3. Accident Register CFR 390.15 cross referenced with the CSA SMS
Crash Basic information to make sure all recordable crashes are
logged on the register.
4. Moving violations on the CSA SMS with a driver’s Certification of
Violation form CFR 391.27 required to be completed annually.
5. Annual motor vehicle record CFR 391.25 with the Certification of
Violation Form CFR 391.27
6. Daily Vehicle Inspection Reports DVIR CFR 396.11 with CSA SMS
Maintenance Basic violations to see if the driver noted the violation
during a pre-post trip inspection on their DVIR.
7. CSA SMS inspection information (click on relevant inspections to see
all inspections) and compare with copies of roadside inspections
provided by your drivers to make sure you have copies of all the
inspections in the last 12 months as required by CFR 396.9.
8. Supporting documentation such as fuel receipts, toll tickets, GPS
records compared to Hours of Service (logs).
Are you using the FMCSA PSP Screening
Program?
The Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) is a screening tool that
allows motor carriers and individual drivers to purchase driving records from
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Motor Carrier
Management Information System (MCMIS). Records are available for 24
hours a day via the PSP web site. Motor Carriers and drivers can enroll in the
PSP program by going to the FMCSA PSP website link:
http://www2.idealease.com/e/36492/Pages-default-aspx/5cm8kd/573845019
A driver with other compensated work
outside of your employment could have a
significant impact on your company's liability
exposure and compliance!
A dangerous liability situation that motor carriers can find themselves in is
when a driver operating a commercial motor vehicle has another part-time
job unbeknownst to the motor carrier. It is not until there is an accident or an
on-site compliance review that the motor carrier becomes aware of the
situation and finds that the driver is in noncompliance with the hours of
service regulations placing the motor carrier in a grave liability situation as
the novice and experienced transportation
professionals. To register for an upcoming
seminar in 2017 click on the following link:
http://www2.idealease.com/e/36492/safetyseminar-registration/5cm8kv/573845019
Idealease 2017 Safety Seminar
Schedule
Date
Location
September 12
Santa Rosa, CA
October 3
Charlottesville, VA
October 4
Erie, PA
Idealease Safety Bulletin - Cross Referencing of Data Can Pay Off In a Big Way!
the outside part-time work is compensated. As defined in CFR 395.2 (9)
under definition of “On duty time”, performing any compensated work for a
person who is not a motor carrier.
How does the motor carrier protect itself from this exposure? Consider this. Have all of your drivers sign a statement upon hire indicating that they do not
currently have any other employment that they are being compensated for? Also include in the statement that if they incur compensation for any work
outside of their employment with your company that they will immediately
inform their supervisor and will be required to document the hours on their
hours of service documentation, either a grid log or time record as “On Duty”
time. Have the driver sign and date the statement and maintain in the
driver’s qualification file. Click on the following link to see an example of the
Driver’s Certification of other Compensated Work statement.
http://www2.idealease.com/e/36492/liance-drivercertificationpdf/5cm8kg/573845019
FMCSA ELD subject matter experts to answer
stakeholder questions
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is holding two
one-hour question-and-answer webinars in July on its electronic logging
device (ELD) final rule.
The sessions will be held:
Thursday, July 6, 2017, 9:00:00 AM - 10:00:00 AM CDT. To register,
click here.
Thursday, July 13, 2017, 9:00:00 AM - 10:00:00 AM CDT. To register,
click here.
The events offer participants the opportunity to pose questions related to
ELDs to FMCSA’s subject matter experts. Attendees may submit questions
in advance of the session via email ( [email protected]) or during the live
presentation.
FMCSA is also directing interested parties to a prerecorded ELD webinar in
preparation of the question-and-answer session.
FMCSA withdraws ANPRM on financial
responsibility Public comments did not provide the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA) with the necessary data it needed to move forward
with rulemaking to revise minimum levels of financial responsibility for motor
carriers, freight forwarders, and brokers.
As a result, the agency is withdrawing its advance notice of proposed
rulemaking (ANPRM)from November 28, 2014 (79 FR 70839).
Idealease Safety Bulletin - Cross Referencing of Data Can Pay Off In a Big Way!
FMCSA received a significant number of comments in response to the
ANPRM. However, the information received did not provide sufficient cost or
benefit data, such as:
Industry practice with respect to the level of liability limits in excess of
the Agency's minimum financial responsibility requirements,
Cost of such premiums and the frequency of, and
Amount by which bodily injury and property damage claims exceed
policy liability limits.
Anecdotal and hypothetical data provided by commenters left FMCSA unable
to perform a systematic cost-benefit analysis in order to justify raising its
minimum levels of financial responsibilities.
Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) Final Rule
Is Effective! Finally, after three delays, the entry-level driver training (ELDT) final rule is
effective!
The final rule was published in the Federal Register on December 8, 2016. It
mandates the curricula and other requirements that must be followed for
training drivers to operate commercial motor vehicles. The driver training rule
applies to vehicles that are subject to the commercial driver’s license (CDL)
regulations.
When a final rule is published, a date – the “effective date” – is specified
when it officially becomes part of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). In
this case, the effective date was delayed three times due to the Trump
Administration putting a hold on the rule so that it could be reviewed by the
new administration. This hurdle was finally overcome and the final rule
became effective on June 5.
The compliance date is February 7, 2020.
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